Cabletron Systems CSX1200, CSX1000 manual Verifying IPX Routing Over a LAN Connection, Xxxx

SYSTEM VERIFICATION

Verifying IPX Routing is Operational

VERIFYING IPX ROUTING OVER A LAN CONNECTION

To verify the operation of IPX Routing over a LAN connection:

1.Determine if SITE1 can access the local NetWare Server “local.” On SITE1’s administration console type:

ipx diag cc:1 <return>

Note: Node address 1 is used by the NetWare servers as part of their internal address.

2.If the system displays a response to the ipx diag command similar to:

received 3 components from cc:1

then IPX routing over that LAN port is operational.

If this message IS NOT displayed, then IPX routing over the LAN connection is not operational. Refer to IPX Routing over the LAN Connection in the Problem Diagnosis chapter.

VERIFYING AN IPX REMOTE LAN CONNECTION

To verify that IPX routing is properly operating over a WAN Remote LAN interface, a remote IPX router (in our example this is SITE1) must be operational and connected to the Remote LAN. The remote bridge device (in our example, this is SITE2) must be operational and available to initiate connections.

1.From the router (SITE1), verify that the IPX Remote LAN interface has initialized. On the router’s administration console type:

dr

You should see messages stating that the IPX network has initialized successfully on xxxx. Verify that “xxxx” is the network number of the Remote LAN.

2.Determine the router’s (SITE1) MAC address. From the router, issue the command:

ver

3.From the remote bridge (SITE2), attempt to access the IPX router by issuing the following administration console command:

ipx diag xxxx:yyyyyyyyyyyy

where: xxxx is the IPX Network Number

yyyyyyyyyyyyis the router’s MAC address

4.Verify the call has come up. From the router side (SITE1), issue the following administration console command to display the monitor connections screen:

mc

If the call is displayed on the monitor connections screen, the IPX Remote LAN interface is operational. If the call is not displayed, refer to IPX Routing over the Remote LAN Connection in the Problem Diagnosis chapter.

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